Hanoi workshop marks 100th anniversary of October Revolution

Hanoi (VNA) – A workshop marking the 100th anniversary of the
October Revolution of Russia (November 7) took place in Hanoi on November 23.

Opening the
event, Vice President of the Vietnam Peace Committee Pham Van Chuong
highlighted the historic significance of the October Revolution to peace,
national independence and social progress of peoples worldwide, including the
Vietnamese.

Vice
Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Nguyen Viet Thao said
the October Revolution 1917 has ended the monopoly era of capitalism in the
global economy and politics, opening a new era for social progress.

President of
the World Peace Organisation Socorro Gomes said celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution has inspired persevere and heroic
fighting spirit of heroes who made the most exceptional liberation in the 20th century, thus saving nations from imperialism.

The event
provides a chance to tighten trust and solidarity among democratic and
progressive forces for the sake of freedom, social and human liberation and
peace, she said.

Participants
discussed the October Revolution 1917 and the development path of the world
today, the struggles of peoples for peace, the Vietnam – Soviet Union and
Vietnam-Russia relations.

The event
was co-hosted by the World Peace Council, the Vietnam Union of Friendship
Organisations and the Vietnam Peace Committee.-VNA